Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy pounded the Caribbean and began targeting Florida and possibly much of the U.S. East Coast.

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on October 26, 2012 1:24 PM

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Sand bags protect an entrance of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) less

Sand bags protect an entrance of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, Associated Press

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A subway platform stands deserted at Columbus Circle due to closure in New York, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. The U.S. securities industry canceled equity trading on all markets on Oct. 29, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York City with 70-mile-per-hour winds and the threat of an 11-foot surge. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg less

A subway platform stands deserted at Columbus Circle due to closure in New York, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. The U.S. securities industry canceled equity trading on all markets on Oct. 29, moving to protect ... more

A man crosses the street in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) less

A man crosses the street in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, ... more

Photo: Richard Drew, Associated Press

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A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo) less

A lone pedestrian walks through an empty Times Square early, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial ... more

The Broad Street subway station across from the New York Stock Exchange is boarded up as residents of lower Manhattan evacuate the city in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy's winds and rain.

The Broad Street subway station across from the New York Stock Exchange is boarded up as residents of lower Manhattan evacuate the city in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy's winds and rain.

Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY, Staff

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Spectators watch a live broadcast of a weatherman outside the Good Morning America studios in Times Square, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo) less

Spectators watch a live broadcast of a weatherman outside the Good Morning America studios in Times Square, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown ... more

Photo: John Minchillo, Associated Press

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Utilities and state road workers monitor the situation on Virginia Dare Trail as rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy engulf the beachfront road in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) less

Ft. Lauderdale Police public safety aides Maggie Depasse, left, and Denise Melanson work traffic control on A1A at SE 5th Street for the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Friday, Oct. 26 amid stormy, sandy conditions as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. less

Ft. Lauderdale Police public safety aides Maggie Depasse, left, and Denise Melanson work traffic control on A1A at SE 5th Street for the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Friday, ... more

Thaddeus Hamilton, of Sunrise, left, holds an umbrella for his grandson Christian Hamilton, 6, of Lauderhill, as they check out sand and debris on the roadway on A1A between Sunrise Blvd. and NE 20th Street on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday, Oct. 26. less

Thaddeus Hamilton, of Sunrise, left, holds an umbrella for his grandson Christian Hamilton, 6, of Lauderhill, as they check out sand and debris on the roadway on A1A between Sunrise Blvd. and NE 20th Street on ... more

A driver maneuvers his classic American car along a wet road as a wave crashes against the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

A driver maneuvers his classic American car along a wet road as a wave crashes against the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent ... more

Photo: Ramon Espinosa, Associated Press

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A woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds. less

A woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed ... more

Photo: Dieu Nalio Chery, Associated Press

A woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy... Photo-3644124.51318 - Houston Chronicle

Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walks on the beach with her family as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. After passing over Jamaica Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit eastern Cuba and head into the Bahamas today and tomorrow. There is a tropical storm warning in place for coastal Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties and the Atlantic waters off southeast Florida. less

Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walks on the beach with her family as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. After ... more

Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images

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The sea wall and a road is partially damaged after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

The sea wall and a road is partially damaged after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm ... more

Photo: Franklin Reyes, Associated Press

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Residents inspect damage after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

Residents inspect damage after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the ... more

Men try to free an electrical wire wire from debris, which was turned off last night, after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

Men try to free an electrical wire wire from debris, which was turned off last night, after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba ... more

Photo: Franklin Reyes, Associated Press

Men try to free an electrical wire wire from debris, which was... Photo-3644152.51318 - Houston Chronicle

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Jose Aguilera seeps his home's floor by his empty bed frame after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof, causing rain to soak his mattress, in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

Nelson Carballosa stands in his home's doorway after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

Nelson Carballosa stands in his home's doorway after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent ... more

A man walks amid ruins of a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

A man walks amid ruins of a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the ... more

A man rides his bicycle under the arc made by a tree knocked down by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. less

A man rides his bicycle under the arc made by a tree knocked down by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 ... more

Photo: Franklin Reyes, Associated Press

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Waves, brought by Hurricane Sandy, crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood in eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbean island to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. less

Waves, brought by Hurricane Sandy, crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood in eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for ... more

Photo: Collin Reid, Associated Press

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Santiago Porteiro takes advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf on October 24, 2012 in Miami, Florida. After passing over Jamaica, Sandy is expected to hit eastern Cuba on Wednesday night and into the Bahamas Thursday and Friday, a tropcial storm warning was issued for east coast of Florida from Ocean Reef to Sebasian Inlet and a tropical storm watch was extended along the east coast to Flagler Beach. less

Santiago Porteiro takes advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf on October 24, 2012 in Miami, Florida. After passing over Jamaica, Sandy is expected to hit eastern Cuba on ... more

Locals ride a motorbike in a flooded street of Santo Domingo before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 24, 2012. The category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale was forecast to dump up to 12 inches of rain across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and eastern Cuba. less

Locals ride a motorbike in a flooded street of Santo Domingo before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 24, 2012. The category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale was forecast to dump up ... more

A man balances a child and umbrella on his bike as it rains during the approach of Hurricane Sandy in Manzanillo, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.

A man balances a child and umbrella on his bike as it rains during the approach of Hurricane Sandy in Manzanillo, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.

Photo: Franklin Reyes, Associated Press

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Citizens of Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, prune trees on October 24, 2012 as the residents of eastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane conditions were expected in eastern Cuba in the evening, with the storm set to pass over the Bahamas Thursday and Friday, according to the NHC, which warned that conditions were "deteriorating" in Jamaica. less

Citizens of Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, prune trees on October 24, 2012 as the residents of eastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane conditions were expected in eastern Cuba in the ... more

Garth Malcolm, left, covers with plywood a primary health center as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy falls in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was expected to become a hurricane as it nears Jamaica on Wednesday. less

Garth Malcolm, left, covers with plywood a primary health center as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy falls in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center ... more

Commuters board a bus as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy fall in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was expected to become a hurricane as it nears Jamaica on Wednesday. less

Commuters board a bus as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy fall in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was expected to become ... more

Drivers wait to fill their cars with fuel as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy fall in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was expected to become a hurricane as it nears Jamaica on Wednesday. less

Drivers wait to fill their cars with fuel as rain brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sandy fall in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy was ... more